I just use regular pins, but I pin on the right side of the quilt so the pins are underneath when I sew. I pin so the ball comes at me first, not the point :-D ...less poking and thread tangling issues. The pins are on the opposite side from where you're sewing.

I glue mine down too.. I use Roxannes or just plain school glue. whichever is closer/on hand..

I use big bobby pins to hold the binding in place as I go. Tried the clips but they open up and fly all over the room. I usually do about 36 inches ahead of where I am, and as I take one off I add it to the other end.

Oh okay...Thanks

I don't iron it down, but pins are real handy when doing this!

thank you....

You just gave me a tada moment here. I have been using straight pins. I'm switching too safety pins. No more pokes. Thanks.

I was told that ironing my binding in half may skew when sewing it on by machine. So, I don't iron. When turning the binding over, it should have a nice roll to it. This I sew by hand. It's always looked nice.

I basically do it just like you would a hem in a skirt, only really tiny stitches. That is of course after the binding is sewn onto the front. I use a few regular pins to hold it in place. the one thing I do that I have not seen mentioned is that I thread a bunch of needles ahead. I don't know why, it just made sense to me. I hate to have to stop and thread a needle. The only problem I have had is that my hands hurt really bad afterward and it does take a long time. But it is what I like to call tv work so the time is not really a problem. But the pain is not fun. I really want to learn how to do a good job putting the binding on completely with my sewing machine.

I iron it and use clips-they look like hair clips (what we always called "clippies") to hold it down. I got into the habit of using clips when I did stockings with bias bindings.